Airlines beats British Airways Cityflyer, easyjet, Ryanair ans Flybe to top spot.
bmi regional has topped the list of the most punctual scheduled airlines in the UK again, according the most recent data, with the fast-growing airline now holding the position of the ‘UK’s most punctual airline’ into the tenth consecutive year.
The latest figures for 2014 have just been released, using punctuality statistics for 35 airlines operating in the UK. The official data, from website flightontime.info, based on Civial Aviation Authority data, places bmi regional well ahead of carriers such including British Airways, Flybe, Ryanair and EasyJet for the first seven months of 2014.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) calculates airline punctuality using the research, and the latest figures – covering July 2014 – show bmi regional achieved an On-Time Performance of 93% which is 10.4 percentage points (ppt) higher than the average and almost 12ppt higher than Flybe’s. On the rolling average from Jul 2013 to July 2014 bmi regional’s On-Time Performance is 90.4%, beating all other airline – 10.4 percentage points ahead of the UK average.
Cathal O’Connell, Chief Executive of bmi regional, said: “Punctuality performance is a core value for bmi regional and the team across the business is very proud to have maintained our leading position in the UK for the ninth consecutive year. Our commitment to on-time performance and delivering a second to none experience to our customers are at the heart of our growth plans as we expand our scheduled network in the UK, Europe and Scandinavia.”
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